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> From: "Phil Hall" <hallp@ssax.com> > To: <C400-L@midrange.com> > Subject: One more example for today ! > Here's a little example of using the Dynamic Screen Manager (DSM) API's. It > requests a user supplied number of ephemeral ports from OS/400 - I used it > to test a error when the OS returned negative port numbers on a old release, > but what it does, doesn't really matter it's real use now is for showing the > DSM API's > This example was of great interest for me. Thanks, Phil. And not because of ports fiddling, but because of DSM. It's a real fun! I really like it, though never used before. There reason why I decided to write here is one thing that bothers me as long as I am writing on C/400 - 2 years. When I read Frank Soltis book, I found out that OS/400 was mostly written on C/C++. O'k, its my favorite language. I write it with pleasure for more than 10 years. What I could not ever understand is why C/400 is IBM's UNBELOVED child? There is damned lot books on RPG, but why should I learned this ill language? Try to find a book, covering C/400! If you succeed, drop me a message also! I do not even want to talk on IBM manuals. They are written using a language, ment not to explain things, but rather make them more complicated. Examples are partly missing, partly they are wrong. I picked up a manual, covering DSM, it is unreadable! What I did - just experimented this and that way and written my first piece, that reads a field from window, processes and prints there a result. What's the matter, why there are books, similar to K&R, covering C/400 specific features! I cannot evaluate RPG books, but at least their amount makes me think, that you can select there something....... Sorry, may be it's out of theme, but I think, that this particular community will understand and forgive me..... Jevgeni Astanovski, IT Hooldusosakonna juhataja Optiva Pank. +--- | This is the C/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to C400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to C400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to C400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: bob@cstoneindy.com +---
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